Ben Gannon
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Gannon is an English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Gannon's debut in the Second XI championship came courtesy of a Gloucestershire
XI match against Middlesex
, however, Gannon took no part in the match, at no time being called to bat or bowl.
In his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in May 1999, in a County Championship match against Glamorgan, he bowled six wickets for eighty runs in his very first innings, despite seeing his team go down by 172 runs. He was to follow this up in the second innings by the wicket of Adrian Dale
, who had made 113 runs before succumbing to a catch.
Playing for Gloucestershire in First Class and List A cricket between 1999 and 2002, he later switched to Middlesex
, who, at the time he moved in mid-2002, were in the second division, but with whom he managed to secure a place into Division One.
He had previously represented Gloucestershire in matches against International "A"-teams, Sri Lanka
and New Zealand
in 1999 and 2000.
Gannon is currently a sports teacher at Wycliffe College and has a weekly column for the Stroud News and Journal local newspaper. He also plays cricket for Frocester Cricket Club in the West of England Premier League along with Mark Hardinges
and Nick Trainor.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Gannon's debut in the Second XI championship came courtesy of a Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
XI match against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, however, Gannon took no part in the match, at no time being called to bat or bowl.
In his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in May 1999, in a County Championship match against Glamorgan, he bowled six wickets for eighty runs in his very first innings, despite seeing his team go down by 172 runs. He was to follow this up in the second innings by the wicket of Adrian Dale
Adrian Dale
Adrian Dale was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who scored over 12,500 first class runs and took over 200 first class wickets. He played exclusively for Glamorgan, playing with the team between 1989 and 2004. His only other first class games were when he was selected to...
, who had made 113 runs before succumbing to a catch.
Playing for Gloucestershire in First Class and List A cricket between 1999 and 2002, he later switched to Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, who, at the time he moved in mid-2002, were in the second division, but with whom he managed to secure a place into Division One.
He had previously represented Gloucestershire in matches against International "A"-teams, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
and New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in 1999 and 2000.
Gannon is currently a sports teacher at Wycliffe College and has a weekly column for the Stroud News and Journal local newspaper. He also plays cricket for Frocester Cricket Club in the West of England Premier League along with Mark Hardinges
Mark Hardinges
Mark Andrew Hardinges is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler....
and Nick Trainor.
External links
- Ben Gannon at Cricket Archive